Health benefits of Kokum can be attributed to its medicinal properties to aid digestion, provide relief on flatulence, heat strokes, infections and allergies.

Kokum is Indian name for fruit with scientific name – Garcinia Indica. It is also known by other names like Aamsul, Bindin, Bhiranda, katambi, lookiya, panarpuli, ratamba, thekera. Outer cover of dried Kokum fruit is often used as spice. It offers food typical sour and acidic taste and red colour to recipe. It is often used to substitute tamarind in food. It is used as marinate for fish recipes from Kerala. It is also used as preservative in pickles. Chilled Kokum sherbet is one of the refreshing drinks you must taste when you go to India; it brings back energy in hot tropical climate of India. Other parts of the tree like seeds, bark and roots are also used in traditional Indian medicines.